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Death Metal bands paying tribute to the Ancient Ones
Posted: 29 May 2011, 17:01
by Those Insane Gods
Metallica was to my knowledge probably the first extreme Metal band to have Lovecraft inspired lyrics. Call of Ktulu and The Thing That Should Not Be. Morbid Angel are obvious of course. But a heap of bands have followed in their footsteps. This thread is dedicated to Death Metal bands (or just Metal bands in general) who share some these themes.
Mexico
Cenotaph
Shub Niggurath
Poland
Imperator
Pandemonium
Vader
Sweden
Grotesque
Hypocrisy
Liers In Wait
USA
Deicide
Hate Eternal
Morbid Angel
Ripping Corpse
Keep em coming
Re: Death Metal bands paying tribute to the Ancient Ones
Posted: 29 May 2011, 17:04
by Anjel
Wrong section.
Re: Death Metal bands paying tribute to the Ancient Ones
Posted: 29 May 2011, 17:06
by Those Insane Gods
[quote name="Anjel"]Wrong section.[/quote]
Yeah maybe. It's still Morbid Angel related though.
Re: Death Metal bands paying tribute to the Ancient Ones
Posted: 29 May 2011, 17:21
by Uni777
I think a lot of bands have used lovecraft/Howard like subjects in their songs but not everyone named them the ancient ones. I know plenty of older Dutch bands who wrote about that stuff. The whole "ancient ones" theme for lack of a better word has been THE main topic in all i've ever done with the bands i've played in since i was 16 or so. From Lovecraft and Howard to the necronomicon to Egytian and Mesopotamian myth and magic. I stumbled on it when i bought a secondhand Lovecraft compilation called Heksen sabbat from the late 60's. Lovecraft didn't call them the ancient ones though. He spoke of the Old ones.
Re: Death Metal bands paying tribute to the Ancient Ones
Posted: 29 May 2011, 17:29
by Those Insane Gods
[quote name="uni777"]I think a lot of bands have used lovecraft/Howard like subjects in their songs but not everyone named them the ancient ones. I know plenty of older Dutch bands who wrote about that stuff. The whole "ancient ones" theme for lack of a better word has been THE main topic in all i've ever done with the bands i've played in since i was 16 or so. From Lovecraft and Howard to the necronomicon to Egytian and Mesopotamian myth and magic. I stumbled on it when i bought a secondhand Lovecraft compilation called Heksen sabbat from the late 60's. Lovecraft didn't call them the ancient ones though. He spoke of the Old ones.[/quote]
Name those with overtones so I can add them to the list.
Re: Death Metal bands paying tribute to the Ancient Ones
Posted: 29 May 2011, 22:52
by -M-